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Weight Loss Data
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<h3>Description</h3>


<p>Contrived data on weight loss and self esteem over three months,
for three groups of individuals: Control, Diet and Diet + Exercise.
The data constitute a double-multivariate design.
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<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>WeightLoss</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>


<p>A data frame with 34 observations on the following 7 variables.
</p>

<dl>
<dt><code>group</code></dt><dd><p>a factor with levels <code>Control</code> <code>Diet</code> <code>DietEx</code>.</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>wl1</code></dt><dd><p>Weight loss at 1 month</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>wl2</code></dt><dd><p>Weight loss at 2 months</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>wl3</code></dt><dd><p>Weight loss at 3 months</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>se1</code></dt><dd><p>Self esteem at 1 month</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>se2</code></dt><dd><p>Self esteem at 2 months</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>se3</code></dt><dd><p>Self esteem at 3 months</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Details</h3>


<p>Helmert contrasts are assigned to <code>group</code>, comparing <code>Control</code> vs. (<code>Diet</code> <code>DietEx</code>)
and <code>Diet</code> vs. <code>DietEx</code>.
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<h3>Source</h3>


<p>Originally taken from <a href="http://www.csun.edu/~ata20315/psy524/main.htm">http://www.csun.edu/~ata20315/psy524/main.htm</a>,
but modified slightly. Courtesy of Michael Friendly.
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